1989–90 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1989–90 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	George Graham
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alan Smith (10); All: ; Alan Smith (13)
Highest home attendance	43,483 vs. Queens Park Rangers; (27 January 1990)
Lowest home attendance	26,865 vs. Southampton; (2 May 1990)
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season was Arsenal's 70th consecutive season in the top division of English football. After winning the title the previous season, Arsenal finished fourth in 1989–90, behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Aston Villa and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the title challenge.

Background

Transfers

FA Charity Shield

As league champions, Arsenal contested the 1989 FA Charity Shield against Liverpool, who beat their local rivals Everton to win the 1989 FA Cup Final. Liverpool won the match on 12 August 1989 by 1-0 with a goal from Peter Beardsley.

Football League First Division

19 August 1989 1	Manchester United	1-1	Arsenal	Manchester
	John Bertis		David Rocastle	Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: David Hutchinson

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round (last 64), in which they were drawn to face Stoke City of the Football League Second Division away from home.

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Third round	6 January 1990	Stoke City	A	W	1–0	Quinn	23,827
Fourth round	27 January 1990	Queens Park Rangers	H	D	0–0		43,483
Fourth round replay	31 January 1990	Queens Park Rangers	A	L	0–2		21,547

Football League Cup

Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the second round, where they were drawn against Plymouth Argyle in a two-legged tie.

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Second round first leg	19 September 1989	Plymouth Argyle	H	W	2–0	Smith, o.g.	26,865
Second round second leg	3 October 1989	Plymouth Argyle	A	W	6–1	Thomas (3), Groves, o.g.	17,360
Third round	25 October 1989	Liverpool	H	W	1–0	Smith	40,814
Fourth round	22 November 1989	Oldham Athletic	A	L	1–3	Quinn	14,924

Squad statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Arsenal.

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Charity Shield		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	John Lukic	38	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	46	0

Source: ^[1]

References

^ "Arsenal first team line up (1991–92)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

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